Christmas Gift 1776, a cautionary tale…
During this joyous time of year military history appropriately takes a back seat to Christmas shopping, family and most importantly the reason for the season. That said and wishing all…
Product Review: CEP Running Compression Socks
I get asked a lot of questions about compression socks. There are quite a few brands on the market that sell compression socks. CEP is the biggest player on the…
Former Animal Company Marine Received the Silver Star
Diatribes of a Knucklehead 151219 My Book “They Were Heroes” has plenty heroes, but today I would like to inform others of another hero, one of my former Animal Company…
The Largest Armed Reserve Police Force in the World – America?
Diatribes of a Knucklehead 151217 American has over 10 million veterans under the age of 65 (see ref); men and women who are trained with weapons and defensive tactics. What…
Cadets, a Limo & Delta Force; Stealing the Navy Goat, a True Story
It’s Army-Navy week where the MILITARY Academy and the Naval Academy (there’s a reason behind the names) ramp up school spirit culminating at the annual Army-Navy football game. One of…
Product Review: Bonk Breakers Nutrition Bars
I’ll never forget the time I came home and found my buddy Don passed out on the kitchen floor. Ants were crawling across his face and he was curled in…
You Can Keep Your Multiculturalism. I’ll Keep My Guns, Thank you.
Once again politicians such as Obama, Clinton and Martin O’Malley are trying to infringe on our freedoms while ignoring some very serious issues in our nation. The media meanwhile is…
China Still Hacking US Companies for Secrets. No Friend of Ours.
On Wednesday China’s official news agency Xinhua said a hacking attack into the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that compromised data on more than 22 million federal workers was…